expression:

• good fortune and happiness will come to the home of those who smile - from Chinese 打開笑門福自來 - four character idiom ➜ 笑う門には福来る

expression:

• falling short of the mark

noun:

• (people) working together with one mind - four character idiom

noun:

• transformation of the population of Japan into idiots (because of television)

noun:

• carved table leg with "ball and claw" foot

noun:

• the modern pentathlon

expression / godan ~る verb:

• to result in death; to lead to death; to be fatal (e.g. disease)

noun:

• classroom in tiers

noun:

• Heian-period pastry made of duck or goose eggs mixed with vegetables boiled and wrapped in mochi which is then cut into squares

noun:

• breakthrough in the situation; break in the deadlocked situation - four character idiom

noun:

• 10th in rank; tenth sign of the Chinese calendar

noun:

• handbag decorated with anime characters (esp. with badges) - slang - abbreviation ➜ 痛バッグ

noun:

• approx. 80% of the way up a mountainside
• view of a light green mountain; mountain that appears green from afar

noun:

• direct access; random access - IT term

noun / ~する noun:

• report to the Emperor

noun:

• minor piece in noh plays

noun / ~する noun:

• writing in red

noun / ~する noun:

• decreasing in number
• subtrahend - Mathematics term

noun:

• the way of the gods

noun:

• Protectorate General to Pacify the East; Tang-period Chinese office established in Pyongyang in 668 CE ➜ 都護府

noun:

• ceremony held in honor (honour) of Bodhidharma (October 5th)

adverb / ~と adverb / ~する noun / adjectival noun / ~の noun:

• brimming with youthful enthusiasm; in high spirits; raring to go; overflowing with youthful energy; acting all cute and charged up - used mainly of girls - onomatopoeia - colloquialism ➜ 浮き浮き

adjective:

• with difficulty; faltering; tottering; awkward

noun:

• being versed in the literary and military arts

noun:

• ball-toss game, in which balls are thrown into a basket on a high pole (played at sports festivals)